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title: Timing matters: Seasonal anomalies in interest rate pass-through
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/zbw-bofrdp-344221/
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updated: 2026-11-06
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: RePEc:zbw:bofrdp:344221
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:zbw:bofrdp:344221
featured: 2026-11-06
citations: unknown
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
---


# Timing matters: Seasonal anomalies in interest rate pass-through

The research finds that euro-area banks transmit interest rate changes more slowly to lending rates in the fourth quarter during tightening, consistent with year-end volume targets.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:zbw:bofrdp:344221
- Identifier: RePEc:zbw:bofrdp:344221
- Released: 2026-11-02
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 138 (2026-11-06): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-11-06/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
- Authors: Fungáčová, Zuzana, Kerola, Eeva, Weill, Laurent

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